Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
1 module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/14
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
9
D
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
6
C
INF/01
6
C
IUS/04
3 modules among the following (related to the language and literature chosen)
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/12
6
B
L-LIN/04
6
B
L-LIN/14
6
B
L-LIN/07
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/21
Digital lab
2
F
-
2
F
-
2
F
-
3
F
-
9
D
-
Dissertation
18
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
1 module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/14
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
9
D
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

History of the German Language   (2024/2025)

Teaching code

4S002986

Teacher

Stefan Rabanus

Coordinator

Stefan Rabanus

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

German de

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN

Period

I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

On successful completion of this module, students will able to:
- illustrate and exemplify important diachronic processes in phonology, morphology and syntax;
- explain language change in terms of the effects of general linguistic principles;
- demonstrate knowledge with respect to the edition of medieval texts;
- analyze simple texts of the main genres in medieval German with respect to their phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical properties, translate them and interpret them;
- illustrate the historicity of all expressions of human culture, by means of the reflection about language change and history of linguistics;
- elaborate topics autonomously and present results in oral and/or written form (give a talk; write a paper);
- demonstrate good command of important and, first and foremost, digital resources and instruments of German historical linguistics.

Prerequisites and basic notions

- Knowledge and skills related to German linguistics acquired in previous years of university education and German language skills on C1 level.
- Erasmus students may ask their questions at any time directly to the lecturer.

Program

The course will be taught in German. Please refer to the German-language course description for the outline of the course contents. A detailed reference list will be published on the Moodle platform.

Kursbeschreibung
In diesem Kurs werden charakterisierende Merkmale früherer Epochen des Deutschen und ihre Diachronie (Sprachwandel) untersucht. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Mittelhochdeutsche, andere Epochen der Sprachgeschichte werden am Rande behandelt. Die Diachronie ist die vermutlich augenfälligste Dimension der Sprachvariabilität der natürlichen Sprachen und also auch des Deutschen. Im Studium der Sprachgeschichte wird aber auch deutlich, dass die verschiedenen Variationsdimensionen miteinander interagieren. So lassen sich frühere Entwicklungsstufen des Deutschen (zum Beispiel das Mittelhochdeutsch) nicht unabhängig von der diatopischen (räumlichen) und von der diaphasischen (stilistischen, textsortenbezogenen) Dimension betrachten: Es gibt also nicht einfach "Mittelhochdeutsch", sondern man muss mindestens "Mittelhochdeutsch der oberdeutschen Heldenepik" oder dergleichen spezifizieren. Außerdem zeigen die Manuskripte autor- und schreiberspezifische Merkmale. Diese Variation war durch die "Normalisierung" der ursprünglichen Manuskripte durch die Textkritik des 19. Jahrhunderts (Lachmann) lange aus dem Blick geraten. In diesem Kurs wird sie durch Behandlung der Methoden und Ergebnissen der neueren handschriftenbezogenen Forschung (basierend v.a. auf dem Referenzkorpus Mittelhochdeutsch <https://www.linguistics.rub.de/rem/>) wieder sichtbar gemacht. Besondere Bedeutung kommt dabei der Vorstellung und Verwendung von digitalen Instrumenten zum Auffinden, Visualisieren und Analysieren der Texte zu (v.a. Handschriftencensus <https://www.handschriftencensus.de>, Wörterbuchnetz <https://www.woerterbuchnetz.de>, ANNIS-Suchtool <https://annis.linguistics.rub.de/REM/>). Das Studium des Sprachwandels hat Relevanz für die theoretische Linguistik, weil sich im Sprachwandel Prinzipien für den Aufbau und das Funktionieren von Sprachsystemen allgemein zeigen (Stichworte sind hier zum Beispiel "optimale Silbenstruktur" oder "Uniformität morphologischer Exponenten").
Anmerkung: Der Unterricht findet auf Deutsch statt. Eine umfassende Bibliographie wird auf Moodle publiziert.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Classes with theoretical content and practical exercises. Attendance of the classes is highly recommended, most of all for the classes dedicated to the usage of the digital tools, (e.g., ANNIS), cf. the classes schedule on Moodle.

Learning assessment procedures

Learning assessment procedures
Students who regularly attend classes will get an evaluation of short exercises during classes. All students ("frequentanti" and "non frequentanti") will give a written final exam (120 minutes). The written exam, which consists of open questions and analyses of linguistic data/texts, assesses:
- knowledge of basic features of the of the German medieval cultural and literature and of the development of the resources related to them;
- knowledge of the typical linguistic features dealt with during classes and of language-change processes in phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon;
- command of the three main digital tools: Wörterbuchnetz, Handschriftencensus, ANNIS search tool.
Exam duration: 2 hours.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Extent of the demonstrated skills; clarity and (terminological) accuracy of the answers.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

- Students who regularly attend classes: exercises during classes (30%), written exam (70% of final grade).
- Students who do not regularly attend classes ("Studenti non frequentanti"): written exam (100% of final grade).

Exam language

Deutsch

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